By Ray Alley It was around the noon hour back on the East Coast of the USA. Seven time zones away on a very hot Sunday evening in Lyon, France a young 24-year old midfielder carved up the The Netherlands’ defensive back line. She saw the space in front of her and she took it. […]
Archives for July 2019
Anson Dorrance Still Having An Influence On USA Soccer
By Dave Lohse Over the past six weeks, I’ve lost count of the number of interviews I’ve set up for University of North Carolina head women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance. It seems to be this way every four years when a FIFA Women’s World Cup rolls around. But 2019 seemed especially frenzied in terms of […]
USWNT Questions Asked……Questions Answered
The U.S. WNT is ranked No. 1 in the world, and a day away from a date with The Netherlands for a record fourth World Cup championship. The Americans qualified after reaching the semifinals for the eighth time, while the Dutch are in their first final. Still there have been questions about this team, but […]
Charlie Slagle….Coach, Leader, Soccer Visionary, Friend To Many
By David Scott Charlie Slagle, whose impact on the game of soccer stretched far beyond his days as a player and coach at Davidson, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Richmond, Va. He was 67. The Richmond Kickers, the United Soccer League team for which Slagle had worked since January, announced Slagle’s death on their […]
Rapinoe’s Two Goals Lead USWNT Over France, 2-0
Inside a packed and sweltering Parc des Princes, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup host France and advanced into the tournament semifinals with a 2-1 victory in front of 45,595 fans. Megan Rapinoe scored both goals for the Americans, one in each half, as the USA withstood a late France surge […]
What Leagues Want From Their Referees
By Randy Vogt There are many ways to communicate with one another nowadays and the preferred method for refs often is through e-mail. Every few months, I receive an e-mail from a youth league, college conference or an assignor about what the refs need to concentrate on. These e-mails are the same no matter the […]
Why Female Athletes More At Risk For ACL Injuries
The Women’s World Cup is in the limelight and in addition to it being a great example of physical activity for aspiring soccer players of all ages, it’s an important reminder of the prevention of and recovery from ACL tears. A sports medicine expert at Baylor College of Medicine discusses this injury and why female […]